Word: germanic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...except to be kicked in the pants by Robicheaux and his ex-cop friend Clete; and a pair of career criminals, one Jewish and one Irish, who have been feuding since high school but who will kiss and make up in time to explain No, no, that authentic 1942 German submarine that keeps threatening to surface off Louisiana is beyond any explanation except a looming deadline...
When the first samples of low-grade nuclear material began to leak out of former Warsaw Pact countries in 1991, the German police sent special squads into the field to find them. Since 1991, German police have counted 440 cases of nuclear smuggling, and almost all have been stings. With so many agents posing as buyers, some skeptical officials wonder if they might be creating a demand. "There's no evidence of a real market for plutonium in Germany," says Bremen's chief prosecutor. He wonders whether "our interest in pursuing criminals is bringing danger into Germany...
...third time since May, German authorities seized plutonium that appears to have been smuggled out of the former Soviet Union. But a Russian official defended his country's nuclear security, saying it was no better or worse than that of any other nuclear power. "A smart man can cheat any system," said Yuri Rogozhin, spokesman for Russia's nuclear regulatory agency...
...Bruce van Voorst, who has covered Germany off and on since 1965, and who took over in May as our Bonn bureau chief. Van Voorst considers himself a lucky man: "My timing has always been good. I was in Germany when Willy Brandt set Ostpolitik in motion -- leading to German unification; in South America when Allende fell; with Kissinger during his shuttle diplomacy...
This story tested his timing. "In Europe, August means either no stories or big ones with no sources," Van Voorst observes. "Americans just have nothing to compare to this total vacation exodus. Most calls aren't answered." Investigating whether the plutonium really came from Russia, as claimed by German sources but denied by Russian officials, Van Voorst was able to tap his long-standing contacts in German and American intelligence circles to help sort out the likely possibilities...